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DetroitLegalBeagle

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3. There is no reason to believe the polls will be any more accurate then the pre election ones

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Tue Nov 12, 2024, 02:13 PM

Nov 2024

Most all showed it within the margin of error. Additionally, some of those polls that showed small trump leads were dismissed by many here as republican junk polls. Turns out polls like Atlas Intel, Trafalgar, and Quantas were fairly close to the final results. More so then the other main stream polls.

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Can we do new polls in the swing States? [View all] KS Toronado Nov 2024 OP

I kinda agree TrunKated Nov 2024 #1

After election polling is meaningless Abnredleg Nov 2024 #2

How can you say "After election polling is meaningless" KS Toronado Nov 2024 #6

Polling is intrinsically inaccurate Abnredleg Nov 2024 #9

There is no reason to believe the polls will be any more accurate then the pre election ones DetroitLegalBeagle Nov 2024 #3

They were all within the margin of error. alarimer Nov 2024 #4

I can't understand how a 'new' poll could be considered reliable. elleng Nov 2024 #5

All we ask is "who did you vote for President." KS Toronado Nov 2024 #7

But only if the sample exactly matches the electorate Abnredleg Nov 2024 #10

This wouldn't mean anything, besides it's a known phenomenon in polling that people will say they voted for the winner tritsofme Nov 2024 #8

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